Variation of quality characteristics in Greek and Turkish carob pods during fruit development

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages 750-755

  Vekiari, Stavroula A ^a   Ouzounidou, Georgia ^a   Ozturk, Münir ^b   Görk, Güven ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carob pods; Ceratonia siliqua; Fatty acids; Greece; Protein; Sugars; Total polyphenols; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051932217     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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